A group from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has reportedly decided to field its own candidate in the upcoming Presidential elections with or without the approval of President Maithripala Sirisena.

The meeting between President Maithripala Sirisena and Pakistani High Commissioner Maj. Gen. (R) Dr. Shahid Ahmad Hashmat on Tuesday (20) has disturbed the Indian High Commission in Colombo.

A special telephone number to connect with the presidential campaign of United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader, Minister Sajith Premadasa was launched yesterday (23) at the rally in Matara.

The New Commander of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva is to pay special attention to the military intelligence unit and re-organise the division.

The police investigation launched into the alleged irregularities involved in the new Sri Lankan passport obtained by Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa has once again been assigned to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).

The silence maintained by Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the criticism of Lt. General Shavendra Silva’s appointment as the new Commander of the Sri Lanka Army

President Maithripala Sirisena has informed the Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday (20) to postpone the signing of the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact to January next year.

A senior U.S. State Department official has warned on Tuesday (20) that Sri Lanka’s appointment of a war veteran accused of serious human rights violations as head of its army could affect US military cooperation and investment in the island nation.

Following a release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the appointment of Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva as the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera has stressed that the achievements of the past four years will be undone if the country goes back to its previous 'Westphalian' mindset.